- The third mushroom, Jennifer L. Holm
- Boulevard of dreams, Mandy Gonzalez ; with Brittany J. Thurman
- Stolen words, written by Melanie Florence ; illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
- Louisiana's way home, Kate DiCamillo
- Just Harriet, Elana K. Arnold ; with drawings by Dung Ho
- Knight of the cape, Terry Catasus Jennings
- The night we got stuck in a story, Ben Miller
- The secret of the jade bangle, written by Linda Trinh ; illustrated by Clayton Nguyen
- All that's missing, Sarah Sullivan
- Ming and her Poppy, written by Deirdre Sullivan ; illustrated by Maja Löfdahl
- Merci Suárez plays it cool, Meg Medina
- Nikhil out loud, Maulik Pancholy
- Johnny's pheasant, Cheryl Minnema ; pictures by Julie Flett
- Gigi and Ojiji, Melissa Iwai
- A game of Noctis, Deva Fagan
- The rosewood hunt, Mackenzie Reed
- I'll be the water, a story of a grandparent's love, Alec Aspinwall ; illustrated by Nicole Wong
- Where the lost ones go, Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Dadaji's paintbrush, Rashmi Sirdeshpande ; Ruchi Mhasane
- Anastasia Krupnik, Lois Lowry
- Julián is a mermaid, Jessica Love
- Clayton Byrd goes underground, Rita Williams-Garcia ; illustrations by Frank Morrison
- Charlie and the great glass elevator, Roald Dahl
- The runaways, Ulf Stark ; illustrated by Kitty Crowther ; translated by Julia Marshall
- Abuelita and me, words by Leonarda Carranza ; pictures by Rafael Mayani
- Harriet spies, Elana K. Arnold ; with drawings by Dung Ho
- Just Harriet, Elana K. Arnold ; with drawings by Dung Ho
- Eyes that kiss in the corners, by Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Dung Ho
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Roald Dahl
- An appetite for miracles, Laekan Zea Kemp
- Where the lost ones go, Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Nana, Nenek & Nina, Liza Ferneyhough
- The samosa rebellion, Shanthi Sekaran
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile
- Lolo Weaver swims upstream, Polly Farquhar
- How to disappear completely, Ali Standish
- The fourteenth goldfish, Jennifer Holm
- Just like Jackie, Lindsey Stoddard
- Throwback, Peter Lerangis
- Audrey Covington breaks the rules, Karina Evans
- Merci Suárez changes gears, Meg Medina
- Nikhil out loud, Maulik Pancholy
- Eyes that speak to the stars, by Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Dung Ho
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone
- Three Bird summer, Sara St. Antoine
- The boy you always wanted, Michelle Quach
- All around us, Xelena Gonzalez ; illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
- Conjure Island, Eden Royce
- Healer and witch, Nancy Werlin
- Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa, Anna Dewdney